When members of Highland Presbyterian Church in Winston-Salem, N.C., gathered for their annual Pentecost service earlier this year, they found themselves asking a simple but profound question: how could the congregation’s giving reach young people and make a tangible difference in the world? For Associate Pastor Debbie Layman (pictured above), the answer unfolded through a chain of personal connections and shared values that ultimately led to a generous gift to Guilford College’s Ornstein-Ramallah Endowment. The endowment “checked...